Jim Pafford

Jim Pafford is an accomplished technology executive with extensive experience in research and development, particularly in the telecommunications and customer engagement sectors. Currently serving as Senior Vice President of R&D at Alvaria, Inc. since May 2021, Pafford has previously held senior leadership roles at Aspect Software, directing R&D efforts for cloud offerings, and at Bluenote Networks and Octave, where Pafford focused on quality assurance and engineering services. Pafford's career began at Cabletron, contributing to quality assurance in networking technologies, and includes early software development for NASA's Space Shuttle program. Educational credentials encompass degrees in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from the Florida Institute of Technology.